Author: Ken McCormick

Thanks to Mehdi, F5PFP for today’s DX Shoebox. Mehdi runs the Polar DX Group on Facebook. The pictures are all about Egil Rogstad LA4QC who operated from Base Maudheim which was base camp of the Swedish-British-Norwegian Antarctic Expedition between 1949 Read more…

On July 21, 2022, during a spacewalk by Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF and Oleg Artemyev, 10 amateur radio CubeSats were deployed from the International Space Station On his website Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports: On July 21, 2022, during extravehicular activities (VKD-54), Russian cosmonaut Read more…

SFI = 122 A index = 22 K index = 3 SSN = 124 GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING: Geomagnetic storms are possible on July 23rd when a full-halo CME is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. The storm cloud was hurled toward Earth yesterday Read more…

Jul 21, 2022 NEWS UPDATE – Masa recently posted the following on QRZ.com. I am so sorry but I have to announce that my original plan to activate both Niuatoputapu Isl. (OC-191) in July and Niuafo’ou Isl. (OC-123) in August will Read more…

Today’s DX Shoebox find comes from Danny ON4VT and features XF0C Clarion Island, the second largest, westernmost and most remote of Mexico’s Revillagigedo Islands. Did you work this DXpedition in 1992 ?

Jul 20, 2022 During the IOTA contest (July 30-31), look for Pertti OH2PM to be active from the Aland Islands as OH0R. QRV as SOHP. QSL via H/c. For a consolidated and regularly updated list of participants in the 2022 IOTA Read more…

Jul 21, 2022 [UPCOMING] A Russian Robinson team consisting RZ3EC, RU5D, UA3EDQ, RM2E, R7LP & UA0IDZ plan activity from Nedorazumeniya Island, AS-059 as RI0IR during July 22-27, 2022. A side trip is also planned from Sikulun Island (operating as RI0IR/P). QSL via RZ3EC. Read more…

INDEXA Summer Newsletter:The Summer 2022 issue of the INDEXA Newsletter (Issue 136) is now available.Steve Molo, KI4KWR, Editor, reports: Highlights include – A Tribute to Franz Langner, DJ9ZB (SK); Tips and Techniques to Enhance Your Operating and DX Skills; 2022 Read more…

21 July, 2022 Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGsCW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHzSSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AN-005; VK0, MACQUARIE ISLAND:Matt/VK5HZ stays on Macquarie Island until August and Read more…

SFI = 133 A index = 7 K index = 1 SSN = 129 GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: For the next 3 days, minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely, according to NOAA forecasters. The action could begin later today, July 21st, when a slow-moving CME Read more…